£ 10.5 million investment to revolutionise future vaccine manufacture
A new collaborative initiative between UK universities and countries worldwide to share cutting-edge vaccine technology to prevent future global outbreaks of infectious diseases has been awarded £ 10.5 million from the Department of Health& Social Care (DHSC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). (Source: University of Bristol news)
Source: University of Bristol news - November 3, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Tags: Announcements, Health, Grants and Awards, Research; Faculty of Life Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Biochemistry, Institutes, Bristol BioDesign Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine Source Type: news
Minority students at universities more likely to suffer depression, race plays role
Study shows that race may play a role in depression among college students who are minorities at both predominantly white institutions and historically Black universities. (Source: PsycPORT.com)
Source: PsycPORT.com - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Jewish students are planning to sue elite universities like Cornell and Harvard, accusing them of not doing enough to stop'explosion' of antisemitism on campus
Pro-Palestine students at New York University hold a walk out from school to demonstrate against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza on October 25, 2023 Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images Jewish students are planning to sue colleges like Cornell and Harvard for doing enough to stop…#propalestine #newyorkuniversity #israeli #gaza #jewish #cornell #harvard #markressler #civilrightsact #newyorkcity (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why The Next Blockbuster Therapy May Come Out Of Singapore
Singapore's recruitment of talent, billions in investment, top universities, and attraction of venture capital makes it an exciting emerging hub for biotech innovation. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - October 31, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Juergen Eckhardt, Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation standard Source Type: news
The Evolution of Opinions Online and " Statementese "
There's been no shortage of opinions across the globe as the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on. But stateside, there's also been an abundance of statements: from individuals, brands, and even colleges and universities. That isn't uncommon in the social-media age, but do all those words actually tell…#israel #samadlerbell #knowyourenemy (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Abortion, a Right Denied to Girls Raped in Brazil
Brazilian women demonstrated in São Paulo on Sept. 28, International Safe Abortion Day, which began to be celebrated in Latin America. The activists are promoting the campaign "Neither imprisoned, nor dead" against the repression of women's right to abortion, which affects even young girls who are entitled to this right by law. CREDIT: Rovena Rosa / Agência BrasilBy Mario OsavaRIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 31 2023 (IPS) A total of 17,456 babies were born to girls aged 10 to 14 in Brazil in 2021. The annual figures are falling, but still reflect the plight of ruined childhoods and the failures of judges and doctors when it comes to...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mario Osava Tags: Development & Aid Editors' Choice Gender Headlines Health Human Rights Latin America & the Caribbean Regional Categories Women's Health Abortion Brazil Rape Reproductive Rights Source Type: news
Affirmative Action in Hiring for the Left
We are learning that the Supreme Court didn’t go far enough in tidying up our colleges when it derailed racial preferences in admissions (“Hamas War Shows Us What American Universities Stand For” by Jason Riley, Upward Mobility, Oct. 18). Many schools still hire faculty and administrators based on…#supremecourt #jasonriley #upwardmobility #hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
CUNY Halts Investigation of Alzheimer ’s Researcher
Citing questions about the integrity of the process, the university said that “no final action” had been taken. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - October 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Apoorva Mandavilli Tags: your-feed-science Research Ethics and Official Misconduct Alzheimer ' s Disease Colleges and Universities Clinical Trials Cassava Sciences Inc City University of New York Hoau-Yan Wang Source Type: news
Boffins say their thin film solar cells make space farms viable
Boffins from two UK universities believe they've figured a viable way to make space-based solar farms feasible, and it doesn't even require any new-fangled or expensive technology to accomplish. The conclusion reached by the team from the University of Surrey and Swansea University comes after a…#craigunderwood #cadmium #surreyswansea #cdte #europeanspaceagency #solaris (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rash of violence has not deterred Black parents from keeping their kids at HBCUs
Kim and Tommy Sturdivant said they didn’t consider pulling their two children — son Seth at Morgan State University and daughter Mia at Howard University — out of school after the rash of gun violence that struck historically Black colleges and universities across the country earlier this month.…#tommysturdivant #howarduniversity #kimsturdivant #baltimore #bowiestateuniversity #jaylenburns #mississippi #hbcu #allisacarrmcpherson #stillmancollege (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New report identifies pathways to strengthen U.S. competitiveness in key technology areas
A network of universities funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation completed a yearlong, nearly $4 million pilot effort with the release of a report – Securing America’s Future: A Framework for Critical Technology Assessment – on how to enable… (Source: NSF News)
Source: NSF News - October 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: NSF Source Type: news
Elite Universities Face Donor Revolt Over Mideast Conflict
David Magerman was in Israel celebrating a holiday by dancing with a Torah in synagogue when Hamas attacked the country earlier this month. When his alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, put out a statement a few days later that called the assault “horrific” but didn’t explicitly condemn…#davidmagerman #israel #hamas #magerman (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Campus Politicization Fed Today ’s Hatred
As college campuses erupted in support of Hamas’s atrocities, many administrators responded equivocally. Often they took refuge in the principles of free speech and institutional neutrality, saying universities have no business taking positions on controversial issues. That would have been…#hamas (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Victor Davis Hanson: The Sickness Of Our Universities... And The Cure
Authored by Victor Davis Hanson via American Greatness, The sheer madness that has gripped many elite universities since October 7 and the butchery, rape, torture, and mutilation of some 1,000 Israeli civilians by Hamas…#victordavishanson #americangreatness #israeli #hamas #campus #nazis #jews #jewish #israel #stanford (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - October 23, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
